Ethics are moral principles that govern a person's
behaviour
Work place ethics refers to
a group of moral principles, standards of behavior, or set of values regarding proper
conduct in the workplace.
Most companies have what we
call a code of ethics which is a the set of behavioral rules, employees should
follow to ensure that the organizations values are reflected in all business
dealings.
The main objective of the
code of ethics is to define what the company is about and make it clear that it
uphold values like honesty and fairness, respect etc.
Companies use code of
ethics to prohibit inappropriate behavior i.e lying to managers or clients, engaging
in fraud or corruption.
Code of ethics is developed
by organizations to give employees a
sense of right and wrong conduct within the organization
.It remains the
responsibility of every employer to train its employees on workplace ethics
because ethics are as important as performance, they both affect the companies
profitability